Detachable wheel hub



' May 4 1926.

' 1,583,043 c. o. HOWARD DETACHABLE WHEEL HUB Filed Oct. 2, 1925 |-IARLEs OJ-IOWARD,

- -vw /aw' Patented May 4, 1926;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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IDETAOHABLE WHEEL HUB.

v Application med October To 1121 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cinemas 0. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin, and

3 State of'Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful .Improvement in Detachable Y aide or hub while driving, thus endangering the lives and limbs of the occupants of the vehicle and a large number of constructions have been proposed and patented with a view to preventing this. The object of the present invention is to provide an improved and simplified means adapted to securely .9 .lock the parts and resist said tendency, such means being readily manipulated either to apply or remove the wheel.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described, the features of a novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing-e Figure 1 is a view partly in axial section and partly in full lines showing the invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the outerend of the removable hub retainer plate, the hub cap bein removed.

- Fig. 3 18 an elevation of the inner side of the outer hub cap showing the nut latching member thereon. a in the views 5 designates the inner or permanent hub which has the periphery of its inner end provided with a guiding flare 0 portion 6 leading to-a toothed portion 7; and

its outer end providedwith a disk 8 bolted thereto by bolts 9. The disk 8 is-provided with a central stem of two different diameters, as at 10 and 11, the portion of larger diameter 10 being threaded and flattened on one side as at 10 to make it non-circular the portion 11 also being threaded and flattened at 11 on opposite sides to make it non-circular. 1

The character 12 designates outer orremovable hub part, it carrying the spokes 13 of the wheel as usual. The outer hub part 12 has riveted to it aflanged' ring 12 pro vided with teeth to engage the toothed por-.

a, 1925. strain. 00,005.

tion 7 of the permanent hub to prevent the removable hub part from rotating on-the permanent hub part after the removable hub has been shoved on to the permanent hub part with said teeth engaged.

The character 14 designates a. retainer plate which is provided centrally with'a hole to fit on the larger stem portion 10 so as to cause the plate to rotate therewith.

The rim of said plate 14 has a rabbet to fit against and close the outer end of the removable hub part, said plate being held in this position by a large threaded nut turned onto, the larger portion 10,0f the threaded stem. The'nut 15 is provided with gadial grooves or notches 16 in its outer ace.

. The hub cap, designated 17, has a cupped rim that fits over the exposed rim of the plate 14 said cap being provided with a central orifice 'confornzling to the flattened portion of the smaller portion 11 of the stem so as to rotate therewith. The inner side of said cap 14 has secured to it one end of a circular compressible spring 19 lying around said orifice the free end of said spring being bent to form a tooth 19 to engage one of the radial grooves 16 of the nut 15 when the hub cap is properly pressed home on the small threaded ortion 11 of the stem. When the hub cap 1 is so pressed home it is held in that position by means of a cap nut 20 threaded onto the outer end of said threaded portion 11.

To detach the wheel from the permanent hub "the cap nut, the cap, the large nut and the retainer plate are removed in the order named after which the outer hub is easily slipped oil it being assumed, of course, that the car is jacked up to raise the wheel from contact with the ground. To place the wheel on the permanent hub the recited parts are applied in reverse order. I i

It will be observed therefore that the principal members securing the outer hub part to the inner hub part is the plate 14 and the large nut 15. The spring latch 19 of the hub cap prevents said-nut from turning oil or turning more than a fraction of the distance betweenv two of the radial grooves 16 because the two caps are in fixed relation toeach other and to the permanent hub as well asthe outer or removable hub.

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if cap and the small s." "ssh-using ii". shcm'id wcismly mmsnfi ihs large nus will funciaisn perhaps permanently 30st certainly far as sufiicismt period ta render it evident $0 the driver that somsfi'xing is Wrong with the Wheel and that the same needs attention thereby leading to the discovery 03? the ab sense sic-loss 0f the outer nut 01' of bathit std asp I My. inventisn is sypiifisbls interchangs ably its) all four of the pssmansnt huh parts ff s mstolvshicie, said; fisgmai'nsnt bub pamis em tbs was? axis usmiy having driving means suitabiy cunnscte. with them as well undsrsissd;

Tbs 01 s of the parts can bs changed withwt departing fimm the iuvention as.

claimed;

What I claim is:

1. Zn nwsns 01% is kind describsd, s permsmm hub part having s thremied stem, s rsmovabis' hub part, members securing the rsmo'vsbis hub part is she permanent hub psl'i; including a nut turned on saifi stem, a hub cap and s Emailing member beiwsen the hub cap and ml; to hatch said nut when said cap is sscmefi on shs permanent hub pal-i1.

in msans of the kind (iescribei s permsnsnt hub para, having a thrcsdsd stem, a. rsmsvskls hub part, members securing the mmnvabis "hub part to the pemanent hub art including a seminar: piaiie connects with the 'zermsnent hub and engagizlg she rsmovable hub part am? a nut 0n smfii stem a- .hub es}; and a latching member carriszi thereby to engage the nut when said cap is seam-sci am the permanenbhub psrt;

' Q. in means 0!? the 151.216, described, a per-.

maqem, hub parbhaving a threaded stem, :1 removsiols hub part, msmbess securing the mmmrsbie hub 1mm. be the permanent hub part insiudingsi retainer plate and a.

grooved nut turned on said; stem, a, hub cap and s campresslble latc'nmg member carried thereby t0 engsge the said grooved nut when said hub cap is secured on the perinsnsnt hub psi-t.

4. In means of the kind described, s permanent hub pax't having a threaded stem, s removable hub part non-rotsaively engaged with 61's permanent hub part, a retainer plate in non-rotativs engagement with said stem and ren'mw'able hub part, 22 nut threaded 021 said. stem and. securing; said plate to the permanent hub part, s hub cap siss in. engagement-wish said permanent hub part, a latching member between gss'mss said hub mp am? nut to has said ms: fimm rotsti0x1,an i mssns for securing said hub cap in nut hitching position.

5. In means file kind dsscxibei, a per msnsni; hub past provideti with a threaded stem, a removable hub part and means for connecfing said hub parts to csuse them 460 rotate 'eo gzgszher, means for haldingths mmombis hub part 5mm axial movemsm 0i? the permanent hm?) part inclmiing s. thmsflmi member 011 said ihmaded stem, :1 Embcsp, latching; mesns between the 'hub cspmmi said threaded member is hold tbs thendsd member from mutation km the stem and means for retaining" the 311133 nap in ixhrssdsd member hoidinggwsitiim.

SS in means an the kind dsscribech a permam nt hub part having a; remambis Bead provided with sxbhrsadeci stem, 2: rsmm'sbis hub psi-fa 2.226% means for connecting sfi 3' uh parts is; csuss them 0 rotate in fiihfl, m was far holding the removable hu o 11am: mum; a-Xisi mevemeni; of? the permanent hub para, including a shrsacied msmber on said thrssd- 'ed stem, :1 cap, latching means bsawsen the hub cap anti said threaded member is 310M the threaded msmber from rotation on the stem, and means fer rstsinisg the Em?) s a in threaded member holiing usibion.

In mszms (1 f she kind dsscrijszi, 2. pm:- manent rosary hub prrwidsd with s thrssd -d stem rousing ivhere wish, said threaded. stem having a noncilrcnisr partisan, a removsb's hub paz't an said permanem hub paliand means connectmg sand hub parts to cause than in rotate together, as retainer piam for:

the removable hub pars having a nan-sir cular opening. engaging the nan-circular portion of the iihremied stem t0 csuss it as rotate with flw two hub parts, and 1111?; on

said threaded stsm to hold the seminar plate in position :0 rev-ant the accidents remsvsl 0f the remova 1e hub part from the pawn new, hub part in the axial ciirscsium 8. In-means sf the kind described a 35s.?- insnem, mtary hub psra havings threaded sham pmvided with s nsn-cimlflar portimri,

nv removable hub pars nonwo satively eugsgsm with a permanent. hubpart 1m removmbls axially 'therefrcm, s rstsinsr pls ts 250s the removzible huh in non mmsive engagement with fichenonwirculsy portion of said stzelm and a nutthreadsdl 1m ssfl stem securing;

said retainer pisfie in position towsisi- 206-.

dents release of the rsmo'mbls'hub part in the Mia dix'sction.

CHARLES 0., HOWARD. 

